WHYTE'S IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART 2 December 2019

IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART ·2 DECEMBER 2019 AT 6PM 157 136 Rory Breslin (b.1963) ST. PATRICK’S MASK bronze; (no.1 from an edition of 3) 32.75 by 15.50in. (83.2 by 39.4cm) Patrick’s Mask is an enlarged bronze interpretation of the stone depiction of St. Patrick guarding the East entrance of the Chapel Royal in Dublin Castle. Based on the original work in Portland stone by John Smyth, who also carved the renowned river key- stones on the Custom House in Dublin, St. Patrick is paired with that of the head of Brian Boru at the entrance of the Chapel. This head in particular lends an almost baroque feeling to the entrance, it turns and seems to stare across at Boru with perhaps a suspicious visage while the movement of both vividly animates the threshold. With his undulating beard and hair crowned by his mitre this refined head perhaps expresses a pensive and uneasy countenance. The Chapel Royal in Dublin Castle was designed by the renowned architect Francis Johnson and was opened on Christmas Day 1814 by the King’s representative in Ireland, Lord Lieutenant Whitworth. €5,000-€7,000 (£4,310-£6,030 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid Lot 136